Nelson Cruz

Positions: Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Born: July 1, 1980 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic do

High School: Monte Cristi (Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 17, 2005 (Age 25-078d, 18,795th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 2023 (Age 43-002d)
vs. LAA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Bryce Dixon • Previously: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Nelson Ramon Cruz

Nicknames: Boomstick

Pronunciation: \CROOZ\

Twitter: @ncboomstick23

Instagram: @ncboomstick23

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7x All-Star
4x Silver Slugger
ALCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.1

7501

2053

464

.274

1090

RBI

1325

OBP

.343

SLG

.513

OPS

.856

OPS+

130

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-28 / in Starts: 22-28
Longest Hitting Streak	12 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2010	ALDS g1	Oct 6	TEX	@	TBR	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	5	.58	0.038	9.14	0.44%	-0.08	LF
2	2010	ALDS g2	Oct 7	TEX	@	TBR	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.875	1.250	5	.37	0.033	5.56	0.30%	0.30	RF
3	2010	ALDS g3	Oct 9	TEX		TBR	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.917	1.250	5	1.18	-0.141	12.16	-0.79%	-0.46	RF
4	2010	ALDS g4	Oct 10	TEX		TBR	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.938	1.250	5	1.08	-0.052	24.26	-0.75%	0.12	RF
5	2010	ALDS g5	Oct 12	TEX	@	TBR	W,5-1	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.400	.950	1.350	5	.86	0.165	36.00	4.28%	1.53	LF
6	2010	ALCS g1	Oct 15	TEX		NYY	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.417	.870	1.286	5	.57	-0.056	14.85	-0.81%	-0.97	LF RF
7	2010	ALCS g2	Oct 16	TEX		NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.407	.429	.889	1.317	5	.45	0.017	11.62	0.23%	0.68	RF LF
8	2010	ALCS g3	Oct 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.406	.806	1.213	5	.41	-0.016	12.87	-0.33%	0.70	LF RF
9	2010	ALCS g4	Oct 19	TEX	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.371	.405	.829	1.234	5	1.06	-0.105	32.39	-1.86%	0.82	RF
10	2010	ALCS g5	Oct 20	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.378	.410	.838	1.248	5	.63	-0.003	11.03	-0.03%	0.18	LF
11	2010	ALCS g6	Oct 22	TEX		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.419	.875	1.294	5	.67	0.069	25.59	1.46%	1.35	RF
12	2010	WS g1	Oct 27	TEX	@	SFG	L,7-11	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356	.396	.822	1.218	5	.52	0.007	26.99	0.30%	1.80	LF
13	2010	WS g2	Oct 28	TEX	@	SFG	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.365	.755	1.120	4	1.02	-0.164	54.04	-4.79%	-1.34	RF
14	2010	WS g3	Oct 30	TEX		SFG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.321	.357	.736	1.093	5	.46	0.041	19.16	0.96%	0.17	LF
15	2010	WS g4	Oct 31	TEX		SFG	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.356	.714	1.070	5	.94	-0.023	57.22	-0.80%	-0.21	LF
16	2010	WS g5	Nov 1	TEX		SFG	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.349	.733	1.083	5	.76	0.020	26.61	0.62%	0.47	RF
2011 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	2011	ALDS g1	Sep 30	TEX		TBR	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.20	-0.016	3.14	-0.16%	-0.55	RF
18	2011	ALDS g2	Oct 1	TEX		TBR	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	7	1.09	-0.070	16.59	-0.64%	-0.35	RF
19	2011	ALDS g3	Oct 3	TEX	@	TBR	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	7	.90	-0.093	18.82	-1.18%	-0.93	RF
20	2011	ALDS g4	Oct 4	TEX	@	TBR	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	7	.51	-0.078	9.71	-0.97%	-1.14	RF
21	2011	ALCS g1	Oct 8	TEX		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.278	.389	7	.85	0.027	22.14	0.40%	0.51	RF
22	2011	ALCS g2	Oct 10	TEX		DET	W,7-3	CG(11)	5	4	2	3	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.682	.943	7	1.74	0.421	46.08	6.45%	4.50	RF
23	2011	ALCS g3	Oct 11	TEX	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.600	.831	7	.70	-0.054	14.65	-0.65%	-0.51	RF
24	2011	ALCS g4	Oct 12	TEX	@	DET	W,7-3	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.207	.258	.655	.913	7	1.46	0.009	44.36	0.46%	1.44	RF
25	2011	ALCS g5	Oct 13	TEX	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.212	.257	.697	.954	7	1.01	-0.010	17.78	-0.21%	1.42	RF
26	2011	ALCS g6	Oct 15	TEX		DET	W,15-5	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.784	1.084	7	.46	0.071	17.52	1.58%	2.21	RF
27	2011	WS g1	Oct 19	TEX	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.750	1.068	6	1.47	-0.008	76.88	-0.12%	0.03	RF
28	2011	WS g2	Oct 20	TEX	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.298	.698	.996	6	1.02	-0.080	54.15	-2.32%	-0.51	RF
29	2011	WS g3	Oct 22	TEX		STL	L,7-16	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.723	1.031	6	1.02	0.092	64.29	3.76%	1.02	RF
30	2011	WS g4	Oct 23	TEX		STL	W,4-0	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.339	.714	1.054	6	.69	0.034	41.71	1.12%	0.83	RF
31	2011	WS g5	Oct 24	TEX		STL	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.350	.692	1.042	6	1.19	-0.003	98.09	-0.44%	0.02	RF
32	2011	WS g6	Oct 27	TEX	@	STL	L,9-10	GS-11	6	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.333	.690	1.023	6	1.24	0.067	111.36	4.41%	0.42	RF
33	2011	WS g7	Oct 28	TEX	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.645	.959	6	.67	-0.070	110.83	-6.86%	-0.87	RF
2012 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	2012	ALWC g1	Oct 5	TEX		BAL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	.68	-0.001	14.06	-0.03%	0.18	RF
2014 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	2014	ALDS g1	Oct 2	BAL		DET	W,12-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	4	.71	0.175	11.13	1.54%	2.28	DH
36	2014	ALDS g2	Oct 3	BAL		DET	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.875	1.375	4	1.32	0.067	21.18	0.73%	0.34	DH
37	2014	ALDS g3	Oct 5	BAL	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	4	.94	0.269	9.74	1.83%	1.41	DH
38	2014	ALCS g1	Oct 10	BAL		KCR	L,6-8	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.471	.471	.882	1.353	4	1.64	-0.071	42.74	-0.78%	0.32	DH
39	2014	ALCS g2	Oct 11	BAL		KCR	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.476	.500	.810	1.310	4	1.65	0.167	42.53	2.54%	1.06	DH
40	2014	ALCS g3	Oct 14	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.423	.680	1.103	4	1.19	-0.121	24.85	-1.43%	-0.76	DH
41	2014	ALCS g4	Oct 15	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.607	1.007	4	2.61	-0.191	28.97	-1.18%	-0.82	LF
2019 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	2019	ALDS g1	Oct 4	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	1.333	1.933	3	.78	0.106	12.16	1.08%	0.76	DH
43	2019	ALDS g2	Oct 5	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.556	.833	1.389	3	.35	0.036	5.64	0.36%	0.24	DH
44	2019	ALDS g3	Oct 7	MIN		NYY	L,1-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.429	.500	.929	3	1.10	-0.109	11.36	-0.68%	-1.51	DH
2020 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	2020	ALWC g1	Sep 29	MIN		HOU	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	4	1.36	0.116	14.13	0.67%	1.20	DH
46	2020	ALWC g2	Sep 30	MIN		HOU	L,1-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	3	1.51	0.123	16.74	0.90%	0.41	DH
2021 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	2021	ALDS g1	Oct 7	TBR		BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	.37	0.054	5.80	0.47%	0.35	DH
48	2021	ALDS g2	Oct 8	TBR		BOS	L,6-14	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089	4	.94	0.027	15.08	0.30%	0.40	DH
49	2021	ALDS g3	Oct 10	TBR	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG(13)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.462	.747	4	1.80	-0.183	37.66	-2.35%	-1.01	DH
50	2021	ALDS g4	Oct 11	TBR	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.353	.575	4	1.14	-0.130	25.36	-1.62%	-0.98	DH
									207	187	35	52	12	0	18	38	19	2	45	1	0	0		5	1	1	.278	.348	.631	.979

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